Why are so many medical tests performed?

Doctors perform what some consider to be excessive medical testing. Find out what HealthMaker Cynthia Tifft, MD, PhD, director of NIH’s Pediatric Undiagnosed Diseases Program, has to say on the topic.

Over-testing can add costs and could reduce your quality of care.

How controlling blood pressure and proteinuria can help protect kidney function for people with immunoglobulin A nephropathy.

Strategies to promote communication among the different healthcare providers you need to work with when managing GSD1a.

Put these practices into place and you could lower your risk of cardiovascular disease.

Checking these routine tests will help you manage your condition.